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Near South, Lincoln, Nebraska

The NeighborhoodOn weekends, Near South residents can be found playing with their kids in
small playgrounds or spending family time at the Lincoln Children's Zoo and other parks within walking
distance. Credit for the family-friendly vibe goes in part to the Near South Neighborhood Association, which has promoted
revitalization, preservation, and development of green space since 1972. Near South has a grocery, a bakery, and coffee shops, plus two recently
overhauled elementary schools. It's a 5-minute commute from downtown
Lincoln, home to three major hospitals that provide thousands of jobs.

The HousesAmerican Foursquare, Neoclassical, Tudor, Colonial-Revival and Richardsonian
Romanesque, as well as Italianate homes dating from 1869 to the 1920s.

The PricesRestored homes in Near South's Mount Emerald Historic District, Lincoln's
first National Register neighborhood, sell for $200,000 and up—but in the
nearby South Capitol Mall District, an area poised to host the next revival,
a fixer-upper can be had for as little as $100,000.

Why Buy Now?To get in on Nebraska's Valuation Incentive Program, which
encourages high-quality renovation by freezing property taxes at a home's
prerehabbed rate for 8 to 12 years (yee-haw!).